Source: GlobalData
Allen & Overy and Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal advisers in automotive sector during Q1 2025, reveals GlobalData
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Allen & Overy and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the automotive sector during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.
Based on its Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Allen & Overy achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $2.1 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on four deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Kirkland & Ellis registered an improvement in the number of deals advised by it during Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024. Resultantly, its ranking by volume also improved from the seventh position to the top position over the same period.
“Meanwhile, Allen & Overy, despite advising on a relatively lesser number of deals, managed to lead by value in Q1 2025. Involvement in the $1.4 billion American Axle & Manufacturing-Dowlais deal was pivotal for Allen & Overy in securing the top spot by value in Q1 2025.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Cravath Swaine & Moore, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Slaughter and May jointly occupied the second position in terms of value with each of them advising on a deal worth $1.4 billion, followed by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with $701 million.
Meanwhile, AZB & Partners and CMS jointly occupied the second position in terms of volume with three deals each, followed by Allen & Overy with two deals and TriLegal with two deals.